Fathering Strong: A 90-Day Devotional Journey is a transformative guide designed to help fathers build an unshakeable foundation for their families through the cultivation of four essential virtues: courage, fortitude, faith, and love.
This devotional takes fathers on a structured 90-day journey, with each section focusing on one of these critical virtues. Days 1-22 explore Courage-the foundation that enables fathers to step into intentional leadership, face their fears, set boundaries, admit mistakes, and stand against cultural pressures. Days 23-44 develop Fortitude-the enduring strength needed to persevere through every season of fatherhood, from sleepless nights with newborns to challenging teenage years and beyond. Days 45-66 deepen Faith-the spiritual foundation that provides wisdom, hope, and meaning, teaching fathers how to lead family worship, trust God's provision, and point their children to Jesus. Days 67-90 focus on Love-the virtue that fuels everything else, transforming duty into delight and sacrifice into joy.
Each daily devotional includes a focused Word of the Day, relevant Scripture reading, practical reflection combining biblical wisdom with real-world application, and actionable challenges. Starting on Day 35, enhanced sections provide deeper Fathering Strong Insights and Today's Challenges to propel fathers toward meaningful action and growth.
Written by Bruce Stapleton, who brings over 25 years of Christian education experience and more than a decade working with Urban Light Ministries' fatherhood initiatives, this devotional speaks to fathers at every stage-from new dads to those raising teenagers or guiding adult children. The book addresses real challenges fathers face: financial pressure, work-life balance, discipline, marriage struggles, prodigal children, and the daily grind of faithful presence.
More than just another parenting guide, Fathering Strong: A 90-Day Devotional Journey serves as an invaluable resource for any father determined to create a legacy that will impact generations to come. It's a practical, biblically-grounded roadmap for becoming the father God designed you to be-not through perfection, but through faithful, consistent growth in courage, fortitude, faith, and love.
